"It has been even beyond our expectations," Giants president Larry Baer said Thursday. "We're going to be in a situation where we're going to have the ballpark full a lot. We are completely grateful and overwhelmed by the response of the fans."

Given the current state of the economy, it's pretty tremendous news, especially compared to last season, when the Giants had only moved about 21,000 season tickets. According to Baer, the team's also sold 2.6 million total tickets, a 50 percent bump over last year.